eighth

Plural: eighths

Noun

• One of eight equal parts into which something is divided.
• position eight in a countable series of things
• one part in eight equal parts
• The person or thing in the eighth position.
• One of eight equal parts of a whole.
• An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.
• An interval by doubling in pitch frequency.

Adjective Satellite

• coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position

Adj

• The ordinal form of the number eight.

Verb

• To divide by eight.

Examples

• He realized his chance of winning was only an eighth, given his opponent’s strong board position.
• Two bits equals two eighths of a dollar.

Synonyms

8th, one-eighth, VIII, VIIIth, eighth one, half-quarter, henry, octave, ⅛, ⅛ oz

Related Words

octave

Anagrams of eighth